Internship Communications Internship: Environmental Non-Profit (The Center for Creative Land Recycling)
Job Description
General Description
The Center for Creative Land Recycling (CCLR) has an exciting internship opportunity for an undergraduate or graduate student proficient in social media/communication and committed to environmental sustainability and non-profit development.
CCLR is at the forefront of sustainable and equitable brownfield redevelopment. As EPA’s Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) provider, CCLR provides unparalleled support to local governments and non-profit development organizations to convert abandoned, contaminated tracts of land into community assets. The process of redeveloping brownfields creates jobs, housing, businesses and/or green spaces and lays the groundwork for a resilient and vibrant community.
The Communications Intern will be responsible for assisting the organization develop and implement its communication plan with the goals of increasing CCLR’s national stature as well as geographically-targeted visibility, tailoring communications on multiple platforms to diverse stakeholders, and attracting media attention.
Primary Responsibilities (including, but not limited to)
- Develop content in the form of newsletters, blogs, social media posts and responses to Linked In groups in keeping with organization’s Social Media Policy and post/disseminate to diverse stakeholders.
- Identify organizations that would promote CCLR’s programs and events in their newsletters and communications to their stakeholders.
- Help maintain CCLR’s online resource library.
- Review analytics and report on progress to increase website hits, social media engagement and other metrics.
- Prepare reports and presentations for internal and external use.
- Research news items and resources to share in our newsletters.
Requirements/Qualifications
- Experience in writing blogs, tweets, texts and other materials for diverse stakeholders and disseminating through social media sites.
- Familiarity with Google Drive, social media platforms (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter etc.) and e-mail/newsletter platforms (mailchimp etc.), and Canva.
- Familiarity with WordPress, Loomly, and ArcGIS is a plus, but not required.
- Self motivated, dependable, responsible, honest and able to work independently.
- Participate in CCLR weekly staff meetings to learn about the organization and its accomplishments/projects. Technical training as needed.
- Passionate and inspired to build resilient, healthy communities through reclaiming brownfield properties.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent writing skills.
- Need to be available to start immediately. Minimum commitment of 5 months preferred.
Compensation & Position Information
- Student internship in keeping with internship labor laws.
- Flexible hours for an average of 15 hrs/week.
- Salary of $20/hour
- Willing to work with professors/provide reports to have work count for school credit.
- Travel, event registration and other expenses reimbursed as needed.
- Location: Can be virtual, but preference for California/West Coast.
- Benefits include
- access to wide-ranging contacts in the environmental sector
- gain content experience in brownfield development
- build a portfolio of social media and other writing samples
- opportunity to gain experience in communications and development in a visible and dynamic role with a growing national organization.
How to Apply
How to Apply Please submit a cover letter and resume along with any links to on-line writing or writing samples to Lauren Ghazikhanian, Communications Manager at lauren.ghazikhanian@cclr.org Please use the subject line “CCLR Communications Intern”. For more information about CCLR, visit: www.cclr.org.143 total views, 0 today